Well that's disappointing - I have an i7 CPU. Do you know of any tutorials on RAM configfuration that might help? Right now I'm working on a 15 second animation in Vue with some water movement and a gentle breeze blowing through some grass and reeds on a small island. According to Vue, it will finish in about 265 hours, or about 11 days of solid 24/7 rendering. In my mind, that is unacceptable. I could almost draw it by hand in that time!  !!